Why is manga horror so difficult to achieve?

I think horror is hard to do with just pictures, period. Film, video games, short stories, sure, but, for some reason, it just doesn't look that scary when it's drawn on paper.

>>155374542
Nah. Pictures are fine, it's animation that doesn't translate well unless you use some very distinctive or experimental style. Maybe culturally we're just too used to associate animation with funny shit.

None of Ito's works are scary.

Except for The Bully.

Because it's hard to build suspense. When you turn the page, even if you dont mean to, you end up quickly scanning the whole page and a lot of times it'll ruin it. There's a great video about how junji ito uses the page turn for jump scares, but the main thrust of it is that he uses the last panel on one page to set up the suspense, then forces you to sheepishly turn the page knowing that some fucked up shit is coming.

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>>155374389
It might not be scary
but it can be really disturbing
so it works fine for me

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>>155374389
Its not you just have to know where to look

>>155374651
I think it's more about the sound then anything.
>>155374962
I thought that was porn.

because you largely do it at your own pace

movies and games are scarier, because they contain uncontrollable elements, unless you like to pause or something

Stop reading comedy gold like Junji Ito's manga. Just read Dumpster Loli if you want some chills.

>>155375170
aka ibitsu

>>155374389
shit jump scares, even pure text does it better

Because horror is about rhythm.

Horror movies have a particular rhythm in them. They do a quick presentation of characters, set-up the fantastic element, and then the build up slows the rhythm, and the climax accelerates it.

You cannot create sequential art with fixated rhythm. You can try, with panneling, disposition of images in the page, and text flow. But mostly, it kind of doesn't work, because the page is still available for you to look at its entirety at first glance.

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>>155374389

Because you need new absurd horrifying concepts to scare people. Ito does this really well. You normal ghost/murderer stories don't scare people anymore.

read Fuan no Tane if you want good manga horror.

>>155376401
>ibitsu
>shitty ending
>it's like Zashiki Onna all over again

>>155374703
>alright the spoop should show up at any second
>any second now
>oh my god